The Osceola times., 1887-04-16
Osceola Rain Drops.

Probate Court was in session
this week and the usual amount ol
busincss was transacted.
The measles i, would seem, has
broken out afresh, and we hear of a
great many children afflicted with it.
The Sale Of Delinquent Lands
took place this week, more than hall
Of the lands advertised were forfeit
ed 10 the State.
Mr.. J. c. Brickey returned from
St. I.odis, last Thursday, and all
hands have been busy opening and
displaying New Goods ever since.
Mr.. L. G. Clere and DR.. Geo. K.
Pettey, wife and little daughter,
Adah, Of Plum Point, came over last
Monday and spent the day.
Misses Savilla Driver and Ida
Hale made a shopping visit to the
city this week. Something myster.
Gus about it, too; wonder if anything
II going to happen soony
Tho new street Commissioners,
appointed by the new Board, have
gone to work just like they meant
business. The Commission is com
posed of Messrs. N. l.. Avery, Jas.
Liston, and f. B. Hale.
Renewals for the week:-Car-
rol Smith, Clear Lake, Capt. Henry
Adkins, St. Lonis, Mo-; and Mrs.
Alice Gunter, Hopkinsville, Ky.
New Subscriber:-Mrs. E. c.
Me,sger, Brolaski, Ark
The spirit Of Improvement man
ifest in and about Osceola amounts
almost TO q boom, and with street
cleaning, white washing, repairing
and general renovatlng Of old fences
&C., the town is beginning to present
. neat and tidy appearance.
The Town Council seems to be
imbued with spirit of improvement,
and supported ard backed up by the
citizens will accomplish much need
cd reforms. Let all pull together,
and sec what can be accomplished
toward placing the town in the way
Of advancement and prosperity.
-Messrs. w. J. Harcourt, Of New
York, and W. S. Vining, of St. Lou
il, Painters, put coat of paint on
tho residence of the 7e editor, and
from the work and the manner in
which they sling a brush, we can re.
commend them to all who may wan,
work in their line done. Their prices
are reasonable, and guarantee salts.
faction.
The Town Council at it's las,
meeting made an appropriation o.
$4,000, for the purpose of making
. tender, in accordance with an or.
der OF the Circuit Court, indemnify
ing Mr.. J. l.. Driver, for the opening
Of Main Street across his property
Tho warrants issued were readily Ia.
ken up by our large hearted and en-
terpr,sing citizens at par, turning
over currency in order to meet the
dsnsnd.
Rev. J. r. Lloyd took tho TIMES
outfit rather by surprise yesterday
morning when he walked in and an.
nounced that he had performed 8
marriage ceremony the evening be-
fore; uniting Mr.. Howard Bowen and
Miss S, Fannie Boyles, of Elmot, in
the holy bonds of wedlock. The af
fair was kept very secret, and we
dare say, few indeed, were aware
that the wedding was at hand. AL
the came, however, we congratulate
the young people. Howard is no
BILE, honest, upright young man, and
has chosen a bright, Intelligent and
dut,ful young lady for his helpmeet
and we heartily wish them happy
future.
Last Monday morning as tbs
writer walked up the street, his at
tention was first directed to three
tramps who were engaged at work
around a saw-buck, no doubt, earn
ing their breakfast. Two of them
would lift small stick of cord wood
on the buck, then deliberately 81,
down on each end of the stick to
keep it in position, while the third,
with saw in hand, would rasp away
with the motion OF one half famished.
Further along, on Front Street, a
prisoner, who for want of necessary
pocket change to pay his fine, i'm
posed for some violation of the Town
ordinance, was raklng up the old
barrel hoops, tin cans, beef benes
and other debris and accumulations
Of the past, INTO little heaps to be
elrted away, and although the Mar.
shal was present, supervising and
overseeing the work, and guarding
the prisoner, not less than seventeen
big, stout, healthy robust men of al
shades Of color stood around watch
ing this single unfortunate prisoner
1t work. Later on in the week, the
citizens all over town seem to heve